This has easily been my favorite game of the year so far. I’m really glad I imported it. I’ll probably buy it again when it comes to the states just to get the Limited Edition strategy guide and art book.

@commedieu resi games will be released at later date they were just announced as coming soon
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this game is aweseome very hard though
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will deff be buying the limited edition i need the guide lol :) but guess wont have LE in UK so will have to import from US :P

The video quality of the interview was not great this time around, but I do understand there are some differences in connection speed and what have you. Still it’s a great way to connect to developers, cost them or the blog no money at all :) keep up the good work.

Jeff and the great team over at PlayStation Blog had everything working fine on their end Any jerkiness is likely a result of our using slightly older tech. Believe it or not, that is an Eyetoy (PS2-era) that we\’re using for the interview over at the Atlus offices. It got the job done this time, but we think it\’s time to upgrade.

Hey Jeff! Good to see this make the blog. I spent a lot of time talking with Sammy at the show…I think he knew me by name because I was the only one stepping up and performing effective Parry’s.

Anyhow, glad to see the use of the eye-Interview continue. I really don’t mind and completely understand the video issues and connectivity variables involved but it’s nice to hear more voices and an overall participation in the service and value of the PS3.

Sammy…I remember my first question to you was in regards to the Spoils Program and I’m happy to see some of what we talked about made the cut. Any chance a soundtrack or those HOME items might see the light of day on/around the OCT.6 launch? I’ve already played this game through to New Game ++ but will be picking it up again (just in time for my birthday).

Thanks to Jeff, Aram & Sammy for taking the time to visit and enlighten us all!

We\’re still working to get as many goodies ready for the North American release as possible, but at the moment, the safest bet is to assume that what has been announced will be the entirety of things, just so that if anything else becomes a possibility, it will be that much more exciting for you :)

@ 10- I don’t think Demon’s Souls would be well suited to a motion controller at all.(This comes from 80+ hours with the game)

The difficulty is high enough that you need the precision of button inputs. As much as it might be fun to swing a wand around like it is a sword and point at the screen to aim spells, I have a feeling it would add too much to the difficulty of the game.

Yes, everything you see there will be available to purchasers of the Limited Edition. The LE comes with the slipcase (the image to the left, with the fallen warrior) and the 150-page strategy guide, and those who preorder the LE will also receive the art book shown to the right.

Buyers of the regular edition won\’t be left out in the cold as far as Spoils go, since they\’re also eligible to receive the art book if they preorder.

excellent. these Playstation Eye Chat interviews are really awesome. question though: were the Atlus guys using a Playstation Eye?, because the quality of their camera and mic was a LOT lower than yours, Jeff.

We were NOT using the newer PlayStation Eye, but rather an oldschool Eyetoy. While it got the job done, we all realize that Jeff looks much nicer than we do in the video, and we can\’t have that, so an upgrade looks imminent for us at our offices here :)

The save data won\’t be cross-compatible, alas, since the US version will have a new SLUS code. On the bright side, starting a new game means your level will be in line with all the other new players, so you\’ll have plenty more opportunities to play as a blue (or black!) phantom.

Thank you for the speedy answer to my question above Aram (Post 14). I hope I didn’t imply I wasn’t happy with the bundle & attached goodies, simply that the game has been a blast to play and I’m so looking forward to purchasing/playing it all over again (and similarly gravitating towards any goodies that go along with it).

I knew the ATLUS team wouldn’t let us down in terms of spoils. Super excited…again…WOO!

Not quite as much as Oblivion, but it does allow you to customize your character any way you want to (unrestricted by your starting class) and you can approach the levels after the first one in any order you want. There\’s plenty of world to get lost (and die) in, if that\’s what you\’re looking for.

Open-world, not quite. Oblivion, and the Elder Scrolls games in general, have long set the bar for open-world games, and Demon\’s Souls is really not trying to be that kind of game.

By design, it is a more old school experience. You get around using Archstones, portals to areas in the Kingdom of Boletaria, branch off from the Nexus, the main hub area. So, for example, you\’ll start with 1-1, and after clearing the area out and defeating its boss, you\’ll have access to all five of the Archstones\’ first areas, and from there, based on the order you tackle things, you\’ll unlock and more and more of the world.